Pencil-case.



No. 746,897. PATENTED 13136.15,r 1903.

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PENCIL CASE. Anymonxolw 21min un. s. 190s.

No MODEL.

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PENCIL-CSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 746,897, dated December 15, 1903.

' Application iiled April 9, 1903r Serial No. 151,916. (No modeli.` i

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STUART, a citizen of the -United Stat-es ofI America, and a resident of the cityof Seattle, in the county of King and State of Washing-y ton, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencil-Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements inz pencil-cases, and has special reference to a writing instrument which is especially adapted for use in stenographic work.

Among numerous objects attained by this invention and readily understood from the following specification and accompanying draW ings, included as a part thereof, is the production of a simple and inexpensive duplex writing instrument, embodying essential fea-1 with and bearing like reference characters;

for corresponding parts throughout, Figure'l is a view of the instrument shown in longitudinaldiametrical section with the movable' Fig. 2 is a viewl holder in projected position. of the instrument in transverse section, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. l, looking as the arrows iiy. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective, showing the point of one of the holders on large scale and broken from the stem portion. Fig. e is a view in perspective, showing the instrument in the hand of a writer and the movable holder in advanced or projected position and Fig. 5 is a view of the instrument in transverse section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1 viewed as the arrows indicate.

This invention includes a pair of suitable holders, as a pencil-holder 10 and a movable pencil-holder ll, adapted to hold suitablev markers, as sticks of graphite, and as now considered each of these parts comprises a tubular stem, as 12, composed of suitable metal andformed with the bore ofsuitable size to receive a bar of graphite -or the like, such as contained ini-,the casing of an ordinary lead-pencil, and a point, as 14, which 4 Ain the present embodiment comprises one end .portion of the-stem, having the wall suitably yslotted or cut longitudinally .to form fingers,

as,9, which are bent inwardly to cause them to lirmly gripr the stick of graphite when placed in' the holder withone end projecting beyond the free ends of the iingers for marking.

The holder l() is preferably xedly mounted in a Suitable handle, as' 16, and arranged longitudinally thereof with the point projecting outwardly from one end of the handle for writing, and the movable holder 1l is conveniently slidably mounted in the handle parallel with the fixed holder y and suitably vdisposed so that it can be moved longitudinally to project the point of the holder for writing and retracted or withdrawn to clear` the-point of said holder, so thatthe end of the bar of graphite held thereby is clear for writing, and thus allowing theinstrunlent to be adj usted so that either of the leads held thereby may be used by simply projecting or retracting the movable carrier.

In the present embodiment the handle l16 is formed cylindrical and comprises a central portion, as 17, consisting ofa tubular section formed with the bore of suitable Asize to receive both the holders l0 and 1l freely, a removable -tubular tip-section 18, formed ot' `suitable diameter at one end to rit snugly in one end ofthe center section and formed with suitable internal screw-threads at the opposite end, by means of which a-suitable rubber, as .19, is conveniently connected with the handle and a removable tubular point-section20, formed of suitable diameter at one end to t snugly in the opposite end of the 'centersection and having a head, as 2l, se-

'cured thereto at the other end. As now considered the pencil-holder 10 is tixedly con- -nectedwith the point-section of the handle only and is suitably supported therein with the point projecting from the outer end or head 2l thereof by securing the holder with solder to the wall of a suitable elongated aperture,.as 22, formed in the center of said head. The holder ll is placed in the handle parallel with this holder and in slidable contact therewith and fits freely but snugly in the aperture 22, so that it is guided by the wall thereof, and a secondguide, as 24, is arranged on the holder rearwardly of the'head 21 and as now considered comprises a bar bent to embrace the movable holder and secured by solder to the stern of the holder.

A laterally-projecting finger-piece, as 26, is secured to the holder 1l adjacent the point of the handle and is suitably arranged for contact of the tip of the index-finger of the writers hand therewith as the finger lies in the usual position when the instrument is held in the usual way that a pen or pencil would be held in writing, and thus placing the movable holder under control of the index-linger of the writers hand for projection or retraction relatively to the point of the pencil-holder l0. As now considered this finger-piece is secured to the carrier substantially diametrically opposite the line of contact of the movable holder with the holder 10 and rearwardly of the head 2l of the handle, and in the present instance this linger-piece comprises a stem, as 27, which is connected at one end to the wall of the movable holder by solder and formed of suitable length to project beyond the periphery of the handle and a button, as 28, which is fixed to the outer end of the stem, and a suitable longitudinallydisposed slot, as 29, is formed in the wall of the handle 16 to receive the stem of the finger-piece freely and is rendered of suitable length to permit of the required movement of the finger-piece in adjusting the movable holder. 4

This writing instrument is especially useful to court stenographers, as a stick of graph ite of one color can be placed in the Xed holder of the instrument and a stick of different color placed in the movable and the point of the movable holder projected relatively to the point of the holder for use to record the question and then retracted to clear the point of the holder for use to record the answer, thus rendering it possible to record the testimony in different colors, and thereby avoid the necessity of placing marks to distinguish one portion of the testimony from the other, as is now customary in the class of stenographic work, and consequently facilitate the work of recording testimony and render it much easier to distinguish one portion of the recorded testimony from the other in` reading or transcribing.

By arranging the finger-piece of the movable holder in such a position that it lies in operative relation to the tip of the index-tinger of the hand used in writing no inconvenience is experienced in projecting and retracting the said holder, and by arranging the nger-contacting end of this finger-piece substantially diametrically opposite the position occupied by the holder the speed of the operator is not impaired, as the poin`t of the fixed holder lies beneath the movable holder and close to the paper, and consequently it is unnecessary to change the position of the instrument in presenting the points of the fixed holder and movable holder alternately for writing.

This instrument is simple and inexpensive in construction and has few parts likely to get out of order and requires no additional skill to use the same above that required to use the ordinary Writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil.

Having thus described myinventiomwhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, is*

1. In a writing instrument, a handle, a holder Xedly secured therein, a movable holder in said handle adjacent, the fixed holder, and a finger-piece arranged on said movable holder with its finger-contacting part lying in operative relation to the index-finger of the operator when the instrument is in use.

2. In a writing instrument, the combination with a handle, and a pencil-holder fixedly mounted in said handle with the point projecting from one end thereof, of a longitudinally-movable pencil-holder mounted on said end of the handle parallel with said holder, and a finger-piece arranged on said carrier adjacent the point of saidzhandle.

3. In a writing instrument, the combination of a handle,a pencil-holderfixedly mounted in said handle, a longitudinally-movable pencil-holder mounted in said handle parallel with said holder, and a linger-piece connected with said movable holder and arranged with the finger-contacting part lying in operative relation to the index-finger of the operator when the instrument is in use.

4. In a writing instrument, the combination of a cylindrical handle having a longitudinally-disposed slot in the wall adjacent one end, a pencil-holder fixedly mounted in said handle substantially diametrically opposite said slot with the point projecting from one end of the handle, a longitudinally-movable pencil-holder mounted in said handle parallel with said holder, and a finger-piece connected with said movable holder and projecting from said slot.

5. In a writing instrument, a handle, a holder Xedly secured therein and adapted to receive a lead of one color, and a longitudinally manually moved holder adapted to receive a lead of another color.

6. In a Writing instrument, a handle, a holder fixedly secured in one end of the handle, and 'a longitudinally-movable holder arranged to be projected or retracted from the same end of the handle.

7. In a writing instrument, a handle, a holder fixedly secured in one end of the handle, a movable holder mounted in the same end of the handle and arranged to be projected beyond the fixed holder without being removed from the handle.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 17th day of March, 1903.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STUART.

Witnesses:

W. PARRY SMITH, LINCOLN H. PoNrIUs.

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